Dickensland
£11.99The intriguing history of Dickens’s London, showing how tourists have reimagined and reinvented the Dickensian metropolis for more than 150 years
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Predator of the seas
£25.00The dramatic biography of a slaveship turned freedom-fighter-which brings new insights into Britain’s involvement in the end of the trade in enslaved people
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Under cover of darkness
£22.00A gripping new history of London during the Blackout-revealing the violent crime that spread across the capital under the cover of darkness
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Biba – SIGNED
£30.00Biba dominated London fashion from the mid-1960s and, for over a decade, it defined the dress and outlook of a generation. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the first Biba boutique, this book takes a revealing look at Biba through the words and images of the people who were intimately involved with the company and its phenomenal success.
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Atlas of finance
£30.00A unique illustrated exploration of the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers five thousand years of history
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Churchill’s citadel
£20.00A major new history of Churchill in the 1930s, showing how his meetings at Chartwell, his country home, strengthened his fight against the Nazis
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The fall of Egypt and the rise of Rome
£25.00A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire
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Perfection
£25.00A colourful account of women’s health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today’s viral trends
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Why I became an X Troop commando
£10.99A fascinating and moving biography of Colin Anson, the German refugee who became an elite British commando
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How states think
£12.99A groundbreaking examination of a central question in international relations: Do states act rationally?
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What the Greeks Did for Us
£11.99An enjoyable, accessible exploration of the legacy of ancient Greece today, across our daily lives and all forms of popular culture
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Nelson’s Pathfinders
£25.00The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon